diff --git a/examples/OpenGLWindow/GLInstancingRenderer.cpp b/examples/OpenGLWindow/GLInstancingRenderer.cpp
index 81f9ec8c6..ca0552230 100644
--- a/examples/OpenGLWindow/GLInstancingRenderer.cpp
+++ b/examples/OpenGLWindow/GLInstancingRenderer.cpp
@@ -398,14 +398,15 @@ void GLInstancingRenderer::removeAllInstances()
 	m_data->m_publicGraphicsInstances.exitHandles();
 	m_data->m_publicGraphicsInstances.initHandles();
 
+#if 0
+	//todo: cannot release ALL textures, since some handles are still kept, and it would cause a crash
 	for (int i=0;i<m_data->m_textureHandles.size();i++)
 	{
 		InternalTextureHandle& h = m_data->m_textureHandles[i];
 		glDeleteTextures(1, &h.m_glTexture);
 	}
-
 	m_data->m_textureHandles.clear();
-
+#endif
 }
 
 GLInstancingRenderer::~GLInstancingRenderer()